Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-23

Second hand school books wanted al
Miller's Drug Store.
Complete line cf College School
Books at the PoSto flee.
Monte Cristo at Holcombs Opera
House st. Louis, Friday evening.
L. y. Miller q Co. will rent school
books To those who desire them
For Ladies and Gents gold filled case
watches 90 to Pequegnat Il Sons, Al
ma.
G.. B. Porter is Offering some bargains
III the Jewelry line you will find il to
your advantage to call and see him be-
fore purchasing.
Go to L. =. Shaffer, matchmaker
and jeweler, for electro plating, gold
and silver. All work warranted. Fine
engraving Il speciality.
Philip Small, the Shepherd saloon
man who has had So much trouble late
ly, has been arrested and taken to Mt.
Pleasant for assaulting an officer.
Findley X Morden have just received
their fall and winter stock Of Bristle,
Tampco, corn and Italian rice root
horse brushes. Prices the lowest.
Last Friday, while temporarily in
sane. Hattie. fourteen year old
daughter of 4, b. Clanin of Ithaca
committed suicide by shooting herself.
An old fashion bee took place at the
Episcopal church Tuesday, and some
grand Improvements may be seen in
the shape of grading, sodding and new
sidewalk.
The st. Louis, Alma and Elm Hall
NJ. +. churches have been taken from
the Ionia district and placed in the
Lansing district Rev w. II. Thomson
is the Presiding Elder.
II. b. Walhy was called to Detroit
last week To attend the funeral of his
grand mother Mrs. G. B BackuS. aged
73 years. The remains were taken to
Adrian for interment.
Harry Hawkins is the wide-awake
agent of this place for the E'rening Jo,U-
nal. When he took hold Of it four
months ago he had IS subscribers. now
he has 30 and more to follow.
y good supply OF Misses, boys and
Youths school shoes, at very low fig
ures. Also gentlemen and ladies shoes
and all of the best make and quality.
In buying my stock have looked well
to the intrest Of the public
W. r. kINCH.
+. j. Carey, for the past few months
a student at the Normal. has accepted
a position as bookkeeper and steno-
grapher for the mill firms of Tinker 4
Lumsden and J. II. Lancasheir. Mr.
c. is competent young man and we
are pleased to have him stay among us.
+. l.. Brown of Bovine, spent Sunday
with your scribe and has the manage
ment of the Geo Sprang stock Of stat
lomery now belonging to Miller Il Co..
this week ELI is a get there" and has
much improved the appearance and the
sales of this complete stock.
To the National Encampment at st.
Louis, Mo. the T., \. \. 4 n. NJ. R'y
will sell excursion tickets Sept. 2i to -
inclusive at Sl0.s5 for the round trip.
Tickets will he good to return up to
October ). Those wishing to remain
longer can have their tickets extended
upon application up to October 81.
Miss Carrie Kimball has class of
little girls sheis instructingi lin painting,
Parents will do well TO give their child
ren the benefit of this class as her
prices are reasonable. and as an in
structor Miss X. can not be beaten
They met at her studio room :, third
floor of Wright's Opera House block at
4 o'clock p. m.
Some what less than year ago IL
committee of Episcopalians visited
Corunna to look over a church there
which had been recommended as a
model for their own, The plans were
adopted, 10y the Architect. Mr.. julius
Hess. of Detroit and the result Of a
years labor may be seen i'm the COM
pleted structure which is conceded by
the best judges to be almost perfect in
proportions. The result of several days
labor shows, too. on the grounds which
have been beautifully gra ded and sod
ded. Tuesday DC tober 4th Bishop
Harris will consecrate it to the worship
of God and it will be decided to trustees
to he held by them, forever. for the
benefit of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the Diocese of Michigan and
free Of all incumbrance of debt. This
last however. cannot be said Of all the
furnishings, which we will have to work
and give and to which we ask the
contributions of the generous who are